Meet Our People
Dr. Dan Zhu (she/her) | Executive Director, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese, English
Favorite café in Seattle: Spicy Chongqing in Renton
Fun Fact: I am a mother of two little boys.
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Dr. Ziyan Bai (she/her) | Assistant Director for Graduate Programs & Operations, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Tian Fu in Northgate
Fun Fact: My research areas include graduate and international education, with an emphasis on access, student experiences, financing, and educational outcomes.
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Marion Ferguson (she/her) | Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: English
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Matcha Man in Georgetown and Coffeeholic in Greenwood
Fun Fact: I grew up on a goat farm in upstate New York!
David Huang (he/him) | Unite UW Program Manager, CIRCLE
Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Hong Kong Bistro in International District
Favorite book: Dune by Frank Herbert
Maja Kelly (she/her) | Student Success and Wellbeing Coach
Languages spoken: English, Serbo-Croatian, Russian, some French & Italian
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: HaiDiLao Hot Pot
My favorite movie of all time is The Sound of Music.
Xinyue Yu (she/her) | Assistant to the Executive Director
Languages spoken: Korean, Mandarin, English
UW Standing: Master’s
Love hiking, learning about diverse cultures, and travel around the world!
Sangey Rinchen (he/him) | Event Manager
Languages spoken: English, Dzongkha
UW Standing: Junior
I enjoy long hikes, writing stories, and spending time with my family!
Jiayu (Catherine) Xu (she/her) | RCG Communication Coordinator
Languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese, English, Korean (a bit)
UW Standing: Senior
Love Dance and Sunset by the Ocean
Haeyoon Choi (she/her) | Communication Specialist
Languages spoken: English and Korean
UW Standing: Junior
I grew up in three different countries: U.S., South Korea, and Vietnam! I love cooking, figure skating, dancing, and traveling!
Erin Lin (she/her) | Communication Specialist – RCG Posting
Languages spoken: Mandarin, English
UW Standing: Senior
I write novels but never let any friend or family know the title of my work.
Annie Xu (she/her) | Graduate Student Communication Coordinator
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Japanese, a little French
UW Standing: Doctorate
I still brave the Seattle rain with just an umbrella and my favorite cafe near UW is Bulldog News and Santo Coffee in Roosevelt.
Edward Yang (he/him) | Graduate Student Program Coordinator
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, a little bit Spanish
UW Standing: Master’s
Exploring languages, diving into cultures, and chasing new experiences energize me! I enjoy spending time both outdoors and indoors.
Souporno Ghosh (he/him) | Graduate Student Program Coordinator
Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Bengali, a little bit of French
UW Standing: Masters
I balance academics & job applications, long museum walks, cafe hopping and bingeing Netflix like it’s an Olympic sport. And, I love spending time with my friends!
Ellis Coulter (she/her) | Graduate Program Assistant
Languages spoken: English
I love exploring new places like farmers markets, restaurants, or parks with friends. I also enjoy staying in and watching movies with my cat, Hoshi.
Leo Fan (he/him) | CIRCLE of Friends Peer Advisor
Languages spoken:
I enjoy long hikes, writing stories, and spending time with my family!
Meichen Liu (she/her) | CIRCLE of Friends Peer Advisor
Languages spoken: English and Mandarin
UW Standing: Sophomore
I love spending rainy afternoons playing random notes on my cello or inviting my friends over for potlucks!
Shresth Goyal (he/him) | CIRCLE of Friends Peer Advisor
Languages spoken: English and Hindi
UW Standing: Sophomore
Yuta Hatanaka (he/him) | Unite UW Program Leader
Languages spoken: Japanese, English
UW Standing: Senior
I love tennis, enjoy watching old Japanese drama, and being outside
Tin Pham (he/him) | Unite UW Program Leader
Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese, some Swahili
UW Standing: Senior
I enjoy PNW “dad activities” such as off-roading, sea kayaking, and fly fishing.
Farrah Tung (she/her) | Unite UW Program Leader
Languages spoken: English & Mandarin, and some Korean
UW Standing: Senior
I grew up in Taipei and Shanghai! Three things I want to do in SEA before graduating: paddleboard, yacht, and go to Bainbridge Island.
Mrityunjay Joshi (he/him) | Student Advisor Board Co-chair
Languages spoken: English and Hindi
UW Standing: Junior
I enjoy playing/watching most sports, listening to TwentyOnePilots and taking super long to update my LinkedIn profile.
Heidi Nguyen (she/her) | Office Assistant
Languages spoken: English
UW Standing: Junior
Fun fact: I like eating tomatoes but I hate eating anything with ketchup.